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Swing When You're Winning

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Swing When You're Winning
Studio album of cover songs by
Released19 November 2001
Recorded2001
Studio
GenreSwing[2]
Length53.00
LabelChrysalis
Producer
Robbie Williams chronology
Sing When You're Winning
(2000)
Swing When You're Winning
(2001)
Escapology
(2002)
Singles from Swing When You're Winning
  1. "Somethin' Stupid"
    Released: 14 December 2001
  2. "Mr. Bojangles / I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen"
    Released: 11 March 2002

Swing When You're Winning is a covers album and fourth overall by Robbie Williams. It was released on 19 November, 2001 through Capitol Records. It topped the album charts in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Iceland and Norway and contains songs from the Rat Pack.

Track listing

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All tracks produced by Guy Chambers; except "Somethin' Stupid" and "Things" produced by Chambers and Steve Power.

No. Title Length
1. "I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen"   3:17
2. "Mack the Knife"   3:18
3. "Somethin' Stupid" (with Nicole Kidman) 2:50
4. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me"   2:58
5. "It Was a Very Good Year" (with Frank Sinatra) 4:28
6. "Straighten Up and Fly Right"   2:36
7. "Well, Did You Evah" (with Jon Lovitz) 3:50
8. "Mr. Bojangles"   3:17
9. "One for My Baby"   4:17
10. "Things" (with Jane Horrocks) 3:22
11. "Ain't That a Kick in the Head"   2:27
12. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (with Rupert Everett) 3:07
13. "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (from Bridget Jones's Diary) 2:34
14. "Me and My Shadow" (with Jonathan Wilkes) 3:16
15. "Beyond the Sea"   4:32
16. "Outtakes" (hidden track) 2:51
Japanese bonus tracks
No. Title Length
17. "The Lady Is a Tramp"   3:00
18. "That's Life"   3:06
Special edition bonus DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Live at the Royal Albert Hall"   1:43:05
Asian special edition bonus VCD
No. Title Length
1. "Angels" (music video)  
2. "She's the One" (music video)  
3. "Rock DJ" (music video)  
4. "Better Man" (music video)  
5. "Supreme" (music video)  
6. "Eternity" (music video)  

Notes

  • "It Was a Very Good Year": Original recording produced by Sonny Burke.
  • "They Can't Take That Away from Me": Rupert Everett's vocals produced by Nicky Holland.

Personnel

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  • Robbie Williams – vocals
  • Chuck Berghofer – bass guitar
  • Bruce Otto – trombone
  • Wayne Bergeron – trumpet
  • Ralph Salmins – drums
  • Jim Cox – piano
  • Craig Ware – trombone
  • Gary Foster – alto saxophone
  • Harold Jones – drums
  • Andy Macintosh – alto saxophone
  • Alex Illes – trombone
  • Beverley Dahlke-Smith – baritone saxophone
  • Chuck Findley – trumpet
  • George Doering – guitar
  • Phil Todd – baritone saxophone
  • Sam Burgess – double bass
  • Sal Lozano – tenor saxophone
  • Bill Miller – piano
  • Frank Ricotti – percussion
  • Dave Stewart – trombone
  • Stuart Brooks – trumpet
  • Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone
  • Gordon Campbell – trombone
  • John Barclay – trumpet
  • Dan Higgins – alto saxophone
  • Dave Bishop – tenor saxophone
  • Greg Huckins – baritone saxophone
  • Andy Martin – trombone
  • Brian Kilgore – percussion
  • Phil Teele – trombone
  • Dave Catlin-Birch – bass guitar
  • Chris White – tenor saxophone
  • Jamie Talbot – saxophone
  • Jeff Bunnell – trumpet
  • Bill Liston – alto saxophone
  • Mitch Dalton – electric guitar
  • Paul Spong – trumpet
  • Anthony Kerr – vibraphone
  • Steve Sidwell – trumpet
  • Brian Kilgore – percussion
  • Steven Holtman – trombone
  • Dave Arch – piano
  • Dennis Farias – trumpet

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[49] 3× Platinum 120,000^
Australia (ARIA)[50] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[51] 4× Platinum 200,000*
Belgium (BEA)[52] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[53] Gold 50,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[54] Platinum 80,000^
France (SNEP)[55] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[56] 5× Platinum 2,500,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[57] Gold 15,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[58] Gold  
Netherlands (NVPI)[59] 2× Platinum 160,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[60] 5× Platinum 75,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[61] Gold 50,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[62] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[63] Platinum 80,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[64] 3× Platinum 120,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[66] 8× Platinum 2,430,000[65]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[67] 6× Platinum 6,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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